Brake arrangement for six-wheel trucks



Feb. 27, 1940. E. J. slMANEK 2,192,157

BRAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR SIX-WHEEL TRUCKS Fil'ed Nov. 2, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY5.

Feb. 27, 1940. E. J. slMANEKv ARRANGEMENT F013 SIX-WHEEL TRUCKS Filed NOV. 2, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR, famme@ ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 27, 1940 v BRAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR. SIX-WHEEL f TRUCKS Edward J. Simanck, Chicago, Ill., assigner to American Steel Foundries, Chicago, Ill., a corporation of New Jersey Application November 2," 1938, ASerial No. 238,355

11 Claims. (Cl. 18S-56) My invention relates to brake rigging for railway car trucks of the type generally designated clasp brakes wherein brake heads and brake shoes are supported for engagement with opposite sides of each wheel.

In modern truck development wherein a great variety of car body conditions prevail, it is impracticable at times to support the brake rig.

ging from the side frame members as is com- Figure 4 is an end View taken from the right as seen in Figures l and 2 and Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken intermediate the wheels at one end ofthe truck and substantially in the vertical plane indicated b-y the line 5 5 of Figure 1.

Describing my novel brake arrangement vin greater detail, the truck structure comprises the side members 2 and presenting adjacent their l0 monly the case. Under such circumstances it ends.,tl'1e column guides t, 6 and 8, S arranged l0 has been known to support the rigging interfor engagement in the usual manner with jourmediate the Wheels from load carrying members nal boxes (not shown)` serving as the usual means extending from side frame to side frame transof connection to the journal portions of the versely of the truck. Under certain conditions wheel and axle assemblies lil and l2. Between of truck and body construction this arrangement the wheels the side members 2 and l are vformed 15 is unsuitable or impracticable and for such strucwith the window openings ttl and iii through tures I have devised the novel arrangement of which may project the transverse load carrying ysupporting the brake rigging intermediate the members or transoms i8 and 20, the ends of wheels. which may be seated upon spring groups (not My invention contemplates an arrangement shown),4 said spring groups being seated on 'wherein clasp brake rigging may be supported on spring seats 22 and 24 carriedV upon said side a railway car truck intermediate the wheels members beneath said openings in the usual t thereof from a separate member carried on the manner. From the window openings It and lli transverse load carrying members, sometimes the side members 2 and ll are extended centrally designated transoms. of the truck as best seen at 2li and 2t (Figure 1) 25 An object of my invention is to provide an arsaid extended portions being arranged in over-v rangement for supporting the rigging intermedilapping relationship longitudinally of the truck ate the wheels which will permit the maximum and designed to seat upon and interlock with the -of clearance longitudinally of the truck, thus journal box (not shown) forming a means of avoiding the extension of brake hanger brackets connection to the journal portion of the inter- 30 or other brake supporting means in such a manmediate wheel and axle assemblyll. v ner as to obstruct the entire area between the Seated upon the transverse load carrying mem- Wheels. t bers IS and 2G inthe manner best seen at l32 In my novel arrangement I have so positioned (Figure 5) is the center bolster or span bolster the brake supporting brackets off of a central 34 having the centerbearing 36, said span bolster 35 member of the truck structure that they are engaging each of said transverse load carrying positioned substantially directly above the brake members at two spaced points positioned somebeams which are supported therefrom thus re-A what inwardly of the side frames at opposite ducing to a minimum the space occupied by said sides of the truck. Said span bolster hasiat lone brackets and at the same time allowing the brake end thereof (Figure l, left) the longitudinally 40 structure to be supported clearof the side frame extended brake supporting bracket. Sil and also member except adjacent the ends of the truck. carries at its opposite ends the laterally extend- One modification of my novel brake arrangeing brake supporting brackets it and 42 as well ment is shown in the accompanying drawings as intermediate its ends the laterally extending 45 wherein certain details may be omitted from one brake supporting brackets mi and 46. 45 gure where better shown in another gure. The said laterally extendingbrake supporting Figure 1 is a top plan View of a truck and brake brackets are mounted on said span bolster in structure embodying my invention, only one half such manner as to support the brake hangers in of the arrangement being shown' inasmuch as close proximity to the adjacent wheels permitn the structure is the same at both sides of the ting a maximum'of clearance. Describingfthe 50 truck; brake arrangement in detail, it comprises the Figure 2 is a side elevation of the truck and dead truck lever d8 (Figures l and 2, left) pivbrake structure shown inFigure 1; Votally supported in a well known manner at its Figure 3 is an end view taken from the left as upper end as at 5l! from the compression bar 52,- the inner end of said compression bar having a 55 seen in Figures 1 and 2;

lof the dead truck lever 48 has a pivotal connection as at 64 to the fulcrum 65 mounted on the brake beam 3 adjacent an end thereof, said brake beam carrying on its trunnion end as at Til the brake head 'l2 with the associated brake shoe lli arranged for engagement with the periphery of the adjacent wheel. A safety support for the beam 66 is provided in the form of a chain link 69 (Figure 3) hung as at 'll from the in-turned bracket til and connected as at 'i3 to the eye-bolt 'i5 secured on said beam. Also connected at the pivotal point lll is the lower end of the brake hanger l5, the upper end of which is pivotally hung as at 'i8 from the inturned bracket 60.

Intermediate the ends of the dead truck lever 48 as at t@ is pivotally and adjustably connected one end of the pull rod 82, the opposite end there-- of having a pivotal connection as at SLE to the live truck lever 815, the upper end of which has a pivotal connection as at 88 to the pull rod t@ and the lower end of which has a pivotal connection as at 92 to the fulcrum 9d mounted on the brake beam 96 adjacent an end thereof. Pivotaliy mounted as at 93 on the trunnion end of the beam- 96 is the brakehead lil@ and the associated brake -jacent an end thereof. On the trunnion end of the beam llt is pivotally mounted as at lid the brake head l2@ with the brake shoe l22 arranged for engagement with the periphery of the adjacent wheel of the intermediate wheel and axle assembly. Also connected at the pivotal point H8 is the lower end of the hanger i261, the upper end ci which has a pivotal connection as at i255 at the extremity oi the bracket d5, already described. Intermediate the ends of the live truck lever l it is pivotally connected as at B28 one end of the pull rod lS, the opposite end thereof having .a pivotal connection as at l 32 to a point intermediate'the ends of the live truck lever i3d, the lower end of said live truck lever having a pivotal connection as at 'i3d to the fulcrum it mounted on the beam ldd adjacent an end thereof. Pivotally mounted as at M2 on the trunmon end of the beam lll!) is the brake head' EM With the associated shoe MS arranged to engage the opposite periphery of the last mentioned wheel. Also connected at the pivotal point i132 is the lower end of the hanger 43, the upper end of which is pivotally hung as at l5@ from the extremity of the bracket d4, already described.

Pivotally connected as at |52 at the upper end of the live truck lever i3d is the pull rod i513, the opposite end of which has a pivotal connection as at 56 to the live truck lever l58. The

lower end of said live truck lever has a pivotal connection as. at i553 to the fulcrum 62 secured on the beam lll adjacent an end thereof. Pivotally mounted as at l5@ on thertrunnion end of said beam is the brake head its carrying the shoe l'lil arranged for engagement with the periphery of the adjacent Wheel. Also connected at the pivotal point` l is the lower end ci the hanger i12, the `upper end of Which-.is pivotally hung as at lili from the extremity of the bracket d. l

Intermediate the ends of the live truck lever 58 is pivotally connected as at ii an end ci' the pull rod llil, said pull rod having adjacent its opposite end a pivotal and adjustable connection as at i652 with a point intermediate the ends of the live truck lever E32, the lower -4 of said live truck lever having a pivotal connec- Y tion as at S with the fulcrum 85 mounted on the beam E88 adjacent an end thereof. 'iivotally carried as at lili! on the trunnion end ci the beam i228 is the brake head 62 with the brake shoe i955 arranged for engagement with n The pull 2333, said bracket being secured as at 2id, 2l@

(Figure 4) on the in-turned end Mii of the side frame member 2.

The upper end of thelive trucklever has a pivotal connection as at 2i 2 to the clevis means 2li, the opposite end of which is connected to y,

the link 2M and the outer end of said link has a pivotal connection as at 2id to the equalizer 2253. The mid-point of the equalizer 22? may have a connection as at 222 to brake actuating' mounted on the car body. n

Safety means for the end beam liit is in the form of the chain 221i (Figure e) the upper end of which is supported asat 22d vfrom the 'extremity of the bracket 263 and the lower end of which has a connection as at 226 to the eye-bolt 235 mounted on the beamv H88.

40,. means Safety means for the beams intermediate the wheels are provided in the form of the straps 232 and 236, said straps being supported as at 236, 236 and 238, 238 vfrom the'transverse load carrying members i8 and respectively.

ancing means for the brake beams intermediate 55 the wheels is provided by the resilient straps- 222, 24d' and 2M secured respectively as at and 259 to the transverse load carrying member 2li and as at 252 and 25.45 to the `transverse .load carrying member l. Said resilient straps pivotally connected respectively to the upper ends of' the links 255, 25B, 25d and 2F52, and said links In operation, assuming the parts to be in released position, actuation of the equalizer by means of the connection as at 222 moves said equalizer to the right (Figure 2), thus rotating the live truck lever E32 in a clockwise direction` about the fulcrum ldd at its lower end and through the several pull rod and lever connections at im), 175,156, S52, l32, iZB, itt, tt, td and St such movement is transmitted to the fulcrum point 50 of the compressionbar 52 at the opposite end of the truck, thus taking upthe slack in the rigging and applying the brake heads and brake shoes at opposite sides of each wheel b-y the lever action well known in the art. Release of the power means causes the parts to move in 'directions reverse to those just described, thus releasing the brakes.

It is to be understood that I do not wish to be limited by the exact embodiment of the device shown which is merely by way of illustration and not limitation as various and other forms of the device will, of course, be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims.

I claim:

l. In a railway car, a frame including side members, transverse load carrying members supported thereon, and a span bolster seated at spaced points on said load carrying members intermediate adjacent wheels, end and intermediate wheel and axle assemblies, pairs of spaced brackets on said bolster between adjacent wheels, the brackets of each pair being positioned on opposite sides of the adjacent load carrying member, other brackets on said load carrying members along the longitudinal center line of said truck. and brake rigging associated with said wheels including brake beams carrying brake heads and brake shoes at opposite sides of each assembly, brake hangers supporting said beams outwardly of the wheels from said side frames, other brake hang* ers supporting adjacent beams from said brackets intermediate the wheels, and balancing means for said rigging connected to said brackets along the longitudinal center line of said truck, said truck and brake rigging being so constructed and arranged as to aiiord maximum lateral clearance between said riggingand said side `frames intermediate the ends of said side frames.

2. In a railway car, a framework comprising side frames, spaced transverse load carrying members supported from said side frames, and a span bolster seated on said load carrying members intermediate adjacent wheels, end and intermediate wheel and axle assemblies, pairs of spaced lateral brackets on said bolster intermediate adjacent wheels, the brackets of each pair being positioned on opposite sides of the adjacent load carrying member, and other brackets on said load carrying members along the longitudinal center line of said truck, and brake rigging including brake heads and brake shoes supported at opposite sides of each wheel, and comprising live and dead truck levers supported at opposite sides of an end assembly adjacent each wheel thereof, live truck levers supported at opposite sides of said other assemblies adjacent each wheel thereof, pull rods interconnecting said levers, and supporting means for said rigging hung from said side frames at opposite ends of said truck and from said brackets intermediate said assemblies;

3. In a railway car,a frameworkcomprising side frames, spaced transverse load carrying members supported from said side frames, and a span bolster seated on said load carrying members and bearing thereon at spaced points intermediate adjacent wheels, end and intermediate wheel and axle assemblies, pairs of spaced lateral brackets on said bolster intermediate the Wheels,` the brackets of each pair being positioned on opposite sides of the adjacent load carrying member, and brake rigging including brake heads and brake shoes supported at opposite sides of each wheel and comprising live and dead truck levers supported at opposite sides of an end assembly adjacent each wheel thereof, live truck levers Y supported at opposite sides of said other assemblies adjacent each wheel thereof, pull rods interconnecting said levers, and supporting means for said rigging hung from said side frames at the opposite ends of said truck and from said brackets intermediate the wheels.

4. In a railway car, a frame including side members, transverse load carrying members supported thereon, and a span bolster seated at spaced points on said load carrying members, end and intermediate wheel and axle assemblies, pairs of spaced brackets on said bolster between adjacent Wheels, the brackets of each pair being positioned on oppositesides of the adjacent load carrying member, other brackets on said load carrying members along the longitudinal center line oi said truck, and brake rigging associated with said wheels including brake beams carrying brake heads and brake shoes at oppositeV sides of each assembly, brake hangers supporting said beams outwardly of the wheels from said side frames, otherbrake hangers supporting adjacent beams from said brackets intermediate the wheels, and balancing means for said rigging connected to said brackets along the longitudinal center line of said truck.

5. In a railway car truck, a frame comprising side members, spaced transverse load Acarrying members, and a span bolster seated on said load carrying members and bearing thereon at spaced .points intermediate adjacent Wheels, end and intermediate wheel and axle assemblies, pairs of spaced brackets supported from said bolster intermediate said wheels, the brackets of each pair being positioned on opposite sides of the adjacent load carrying member, brake rigging comprising brake beams supporting brake heads and brake shoes at opposite sides of each wheel, and means i at one en d of said truck through which said rigging may be actuated, said brake beams being supported outwardly of said wheels from said side members and intermediate said wheels from said brackets, whereby said rigging is spaced from and free lof engagement with said side members intermediate the ends thereof.

6. In a railway car truck, a framework including side frames, spaced transverse load carrying members, and a span bolster supported at spaced points intermediate adjacent wheels on said members, end and intermediate wheel and axle assemblies, a plurality of pairs of brackets supported from said bolster intermediate adjacent wheels, the brackets of each pair being positioned on opposite sides of the adjacent point of support, and brake rigging associated with said wheels and comprising brake beams supported on opposite sides of each wheel, said brake beams at the ends of said truck being supported from said sideframes and said beams intermediate the wheels being supported from said brackets, whereby said rigging is free of engagement with and spaced from said side frames intermediate the ends of the truck.

7. In a railway car truck, a frame comprising side members, spacedtransverse load carrying members, and a span bolster seated at spaced points intermediate adjacent wheels on said load carrying members, end and intermediate wheel and axle assemblies, pairs of spaced brackets supported from said bolster intermediate said wheels, the brackets of each pair being positioned on opposite sides of the adjacent load carrying member, brake rigging comprising brake beams supporting brake heads and brake shoes at opposite sides of each wheel, and means at one end ofv said truck through which said rigging `may be actuated, said brake beams being supported outwardly of said wheels from said side members and intermediate said wheels from said brackets.

8; In a railway car truck, a framework including side frames, spaced transverse load carrying members, and a span bolster supported at spaced points intermediate adjacent wheels on said members, end and intermediate wheel and aXle assemblies, pairs of spaced laterally projecting brackets on said bolster intermediate adjacent Wheels, one of said brackets being positioned on each side of the adjacent point of support, and clasp brake rigging associated with said wheels, said rigging being supported at the ends of said truck from said side frames and intermediate the wheels from said brackets, whereby said rigging is attached at the ends of said side frames and spaced therefrom intermediate the ends of said frames.

9. In a railway car truck, a framework including side frames, spaced transverse load carrying members, and a span bolster supported at spaced points intermediate adjacent wheels on said members, end and intermediate wheel and axle assemblies, a plurality of pairs of brackets supported from said bolster intermediate adjacent wheels, one of said. brackets being positioned on each side of the adjacent point of support, and brake rigging associated with said Wheels and comprising brake beams supported on opposite sides of each wheel, said brake beams at the ends of said truck being supported from said side being supported from said brackets.

frames and said beams intermediate the wheelsjV ing members, and a span bolster supportedv at spaced points intermediate adjacent wheels on said members, end and intermediate Wheel and axle assemblies, a plurality of pairs of brackets supported from said bolster intermediate' ad,- jacent Wheels, one of said brackets being positioned on each side of the adjacent point of support, and brake rigging associated with said wheels, said rigging comprising brake beams supported at opposite sides of each `wheel and axle assembly, hangers supporting the end beams from said frames, and other hangers supporting beams intermediate the wheels from said brackets.

11. In a railway car truck, a framework inaxle assemblies, pairs of spaced laterally projecting brackets on said bolster intermediate said wheels, one of said brackets being positioned on each side of the adjacent point of support, and y clasp brake rigging associated with said Wheels,y

said rigging being supported at the ends of said truck from said side frames and intermediate the wheels from said brackets.

EDWARD J. snvrANEK.` 

